Stanislas Breton (1912-2005) was a renowned French theologian and philosopher who taught at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris and the Institut Catholique of Paris and Lyon. His books in English include The Word and the Cross. Ward Blanton is senior lecturer in the School of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow. His first book, Displacing Christian Origins: Philosophy, Secularity, and the New Testament, was shortlisted for best first book in the history of religions by the American Academy of Religion. His second book is A Materialism for the Masses: Paul and Radical Philosophy. Joseph N. Ballan is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago Divinity School.